Embarkation Roll
John Aubrey Barrett
First Name:
John
Middle Name:
Aubrey
Last Name:
Barrett
Date of Birth:
Monday, April 29, 1895
Mother's Name:
Kathleen (nee McNamee)
Father's Name:
John Patrick Barrett
Date Enlisted:
Wednesday, August 11, 1915
Rank at Enlistment:
Private
Rank at Discharge:
Private
Unit:
17th Battalion
Service:
Infantry
Awards:
1914/1915 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Place of Death:
Cessnock
Details:
John Barrett (Service No. 2897) was born in Mount Kembla on the 29th of April 1895 to John and Kathleen Barrett. At the time of his enlistment he was a 20 year and listed his occupation as fruiterer, and he noted that he had served in the Cadets.
Private Barrett embarked on the HMAT A14 Euripides with the 6th Reinforcements 17th Battalion on the 2 of November 1915. In France he transferred to the 5th Machine Gun Battalion and saw service on the Western front. In July 1916 he was admitted to hospital having been wounded in action. He had received a gun shot wound in the arm.
John returned to Australia on the 7 June1918. In the same year he received a grant of two hundred and fifty pounds and opened a fruit and confectionary business in Cessnock. In 1920 he married Mary Middlemas and they raised their family there. He died in Cessnock on Armistice Day, 1945.
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Suzanne Stroud (not verified)
Tue, 13/01/2015 - 02:44
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John Aubrey Barrett
John Aubrey Barrett was my grandfather, my mother Betty Irene Barrett, being his daughter.
I have his death certificate, along with many other items, the death certificate stating that he actually died at his/their place if residence at the time, being 1 Ellis Road, Waratah, NSW, not in Cessnock.
Kelly Goodwin n... (not verified)
Wed, 22/04/2015 - 14:54
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John Aubrey Barrett was my great grandfather
John Aubrey Barrett was my great grandfather, my grandfather John William Barrett (Jack) was his son. Thought I'd look up some information on my great grandfather and found this page. Great to find all his info.